[pct-l] The Birds!

[wpsnotebook at charter.net (Richard Woods)]

Here's what you do with a pesky bird!

There was this thru-hiker, who runs out of food some distance from his 
next re-supply point.
A ranger comes upon him with the remains of a condor he's just eaten, 
and drags him back to town to see the judge.
The judge demands an explanation:
The hiker says, "Well your honor, I was delirious I was so hungry. I'd 
had some trouble with blisters and such that slowed me down 'til I ran 
out of food. I was up pretty high on the ridge there, and as this big 
ol' bird comes swooping by, I took a swing at it with my hiking pole. 
I'm as surprised as you are that I even hit it, but down it went, so I 
cooked it up and ate it. It was survival your honor. "
The judge considers the statement, and, with no evidence to the 
contrary, decides he has to let the hiker go.
However, sitting in the audience is an environmental reporter. He 
catches up with the hiker outside the courtroom and asks him, "What was 
the real story? I know you could have made it into town before you 
starved."
The hiker said, "Just like I told the judge, it was that bird or me. 
Survival!"
The reporter knows he's getting nowhere so he tries a different angle.
"Ok, I'll have to take that as a given. But tell me, what did it taste 
like?"
The hiker considers a moment, "Kinda like a cross between spotted owl 
and bald eagle."



> Reminds me of years ago hiking up by Carson Pass and Kirwood (if I 
> remember correctly.). Along the trail I was harrassed by a bird 
> defending its territory. I had my big old heavy super-modified A-16 
> pack and its top was higher than my head (fortunately). The bird made 
> a couple of hits on my pack but my head was spared.
>
> John
>
> Lonetrail@aol.com wrote:
>>  Hey Sly
>>  That same bird got me too. I never got my hat back I was with the 
>> Bill  the OLE Geezer. Beer from Tokyo was ahead of us, I had cuts on 
>> my head from it's  talons. Then that dam bird kept scooping down at 
>> us screaming you dam dumb  humans. I turned around and saluted the  
>> bastard and said "I will be  back"
>>  Lonetrail
>>
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